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1 UNIDO’s Standard, Metrology, Testing and Quality (SMTQ) Services to Developing Countries ITU Forum on Conformance and Interoperability for the Americas and Carribean region 12-15 June 2012, Brasilia, Brazil O. Padickakudi Program Manager Trade Capacity Building Branch [email protected] UNIDO/TCB/LG/080910/ISO Cape Town No.2 Presentation Overview Global Trade Opportunities & Challenges Role of Standards in Global value Chains Quality Infrastructure for Conformance UNIDO Quality Infrastructure Projects TCB – Global Forum & Partnerships UNIDO Supported Training Centres Cooperation Proposals

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UNIDO’s Standard, Metrology, Testing and Quality (S MTQ) Services to Developing Countries

ITU Forum on Conformance and Interoperability for t he Americas and Carribean region

12-15 June 2012, Brasilia, Brazil

O. PadickakudiProgram Manager

Trade Capacity Building [email protected]

UNIDO/TCB/LG/080910/ISO Cape Town No.2

Presentation Overview

� Global Trade Opportunities & Challenges

� Role of Standards in Global value Chains

� Quality Infrastructure for Conformance

� UNIDO Quality Infrastructure Projects

� TCB – Global Forum & Partnerships

� UNIDO Supported Training Centres

� Cooperation Proposals

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UNIDO/TCB/LG/080910/ISO Cape Town No.3

UNIDO: UN Specialized Agency with three thematic are as:

ThematicPriorities

Energy and environment

Trade capacity-building

Poverty reduction through productive activities

Long-termGoal

To contribute to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), in particular to poverty eradication through sustainable industrial development .

ProgrammeComponents

Industrial Policy, Business Environment and

Institutional Support

Enterprise Upgrading for Trade Enhancement Renewable Energy

Rural and Women’s Entrepreneurship Development

Promotion of Domestic Investment, FDI and Alliances

SME Cluster Development

Agro-processing and Value Chain Development

Rural Energy for Productive Use

Sustainable Production inPoor Communities

Technology Diffusion

Innovation Systems, Technology Management and Foresight

Modernization of Export-oriented Agro-industries

SME Export Consortia

Standards, Metrology, Testing and Conformity

Climate Change and Industrial Energy Efficiency

Cleaner and Sustainable Production

Water Management

Montreal Protocol

Stockholm Convention

Competitiveness Analysis and Trade-related Policies

Corporate Social Responsibilityfor Market Integration

UNIDO/TCB/LG/080910/ISO Cape Town No.4

M A R K E T S

P R OD U C T S

Products to Market

….by upgrading supply capacities and standards infrastructures

Connect to the Market

DevelopCompetitive

ManufacturingCapability

Prove Conformity with

Market Requirements

Compete Conform Connect

Connect to the Market

DevelopCompetitive

ManufacturingCapability

Prove Conformity with

Market Requirements

Compete Conform Connect

• Selecting sectors having best potential for export• Supporting Value addition (Technology, Investment)• Promoting SME development (Cluster, Export Consortia)• Supporting Standards and Quality compliance• Ensuring Sustainable industrial development (Energy, Environment)

Succeeding Global Trade Participation: UNIDO 3Cs Approach

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UNIDO/TCB/LG/080910/ISO Cape Town No.5

Source: UNCTADSTAT

World ’’’’s Merchandise Exports

Over 80% of merchandise exports - Industrial Goods

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Value of Merchandise Exports from 1980 till 2010 (in millions of USD)

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Developing economies

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High-income developingcountriesMiddle-income developingcountriesLow-income developingcountries

UNIDO/TCB/LG/080910/ISO Cape Town No.6

Auditing the Value Chain – Compliance to Standards

� Product/Process standards (ISO/IEC)

� Quality Standards (ISO 9001)

� Environment Standards (ISO 14001)

� Food Safety Standards (ISO 22000)

� Labour Social Standards (SA 8000)

� Safety Standards (OSHAS)

� Testing (ISO/IEC 17025)

� Calibration

� Traceability (Farm-to-Fork)

� Private Standards (GlobalGAP)

Global Value Chains : Defining Market Access

Consumer

Lead firm

Organization CustomerSupplier Organization CustomerSupplier

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UNIDO/TCB/LG/080910/ISO Cape Town No.7

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Metrology Accreditation Standards

Metrology Institute Accreditation Board Standards Body

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UNIDO/TCB/LG/080910/ISO Cape Town No.8

TBT/SPS capacity- building demands linkages to International Standards & Conformity Organizations

MOU signed at the Joint ILAC/IAF General Assembly in Cape Town on

10 October 2004 MoU signed in Vienna, Austria on 03 December 2008

Andrew J. Wallard, Director BIPM, Kandeh K. Yumkella, DG, UNIDO Alan Johnston, President, CIML

No.No.No.No.8888

Kandeh K. Yumkella , DirectorKandeh K. Yumkella , DirectorKandeh K. Yumkella , DirectorKandeh K. Yumkella , Director----General, UNIDO General, UNIDO General, UNIDO General, UNIDO

Rob Steele, SecretaryRob Steele, SecretaryRob Steele, SecretaryRob Steele, Secretary----General of ISOGeneral of ISOGeneral of ISOGeneral of ISO

ISO & UNIDO reinforce

partnership for sustainable development

MoU signed on 23 June 2009

in Vienna

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UNIDO/TCB/LG/080910/ISO Cape Town No.9

UNIDO’s Quality Infrastructure Tech. Assistance: $1 10 Mn (2009-2012)European Union Bangladesh, Cameroon, Cote D’Ivoire, Malawi, Nepal, Pakistan,

ECOWAS, UEMOA

Norway East Africa, Mekong, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh; SAARC, Zambia, Uganda, GLOBAL FORUM

Switzerland Vietnam, Tanzania, Ghana, Mozambique, Tanzania, Lebanon, Egypt

Italy Egypt, Iraq

Sweden Trade Trust Fund, AIDMO

Poland Ukraine, Moldova

Korea Mongolia, South -South Metrology Centre

India South-South Lab Testing Centre, Timor-Leste

Finland Trade Trust Fund

Spain China, Egypt

China China (Food safety)

UNIDO/TCB/LG/080910/ISO Cape Town No.10

UNIDO Support to Laboratory Accreditation

Action Regions

1. Laboratory design/ modification

SAARCMEKONG UEMOA

EACLAC

2. Provision of Equipment/ Reference material

3. Training in house and Overseas

4. Supporting quality manual development

5.Supporting PT participation

6. International accreditation

7. Business planning/marketing

No. Countries: 25

Budget: EUR 20 mn

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UNIDO/TCB/LG/080910/ISO Cape Town No.11

List of testing and calibration labs supported by U NIDO towards accreditation (ISO 17025)

Pakistan, 20

Bangladesh, 5

Libya, 5

Cambodia, 3

Thailand, 3

Vietnam, 3

Ghana, 2

Maldives, 2

List of testing and calibration labs supported by U NIDO towards accreditation (ISO 17025)

UNIDO/TCB/LG/080910/ISO Cape Town No.12

List of testing and calibration labs supported by U NIDO with the intention to be accredited

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UNIDO/TCB/LG/080910/ISO Cape Town No.13

UNIDO Support to the enterprises with the intention to be certified

UNIDO/TCB/LG/080910/ISO Cape Town No.14

No.14

UNIDO Food Safety China (Fujian) Project(ISO 22000 Awarding Ceremony), 08 August 2011, Xiam en

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UNIDO/TCB/LG/080910/ISO Cape Town No.15

8 laboratories accredited in SRI LANKA through SWEDAC (Sweden)Microbiology (2); Chemical Testing (2); Garment/Textile (1); Metrology (1); Rubber testing (1); Food Testing (1)

1 metrology laboratory accredited in TANZANIA through SANAS

Cross Frontier Accreditations completed via UNIDO P rojects

19 public sector laboratories accredited in PAKISTAN through NAMicrobiology (6); Chemical Testing (6); Leather/Textile (5); Metrology (1); Electrical (1)

5 laboratories accredited in VIETNAM through NA (Norway)Microbiology (2); Chemical Testing (1); Metrology (2);

5 laboratories accredited in LIBYA through DAP (Germany)Building Material testing Laboratory (1); Metallurgy and Surface Protection Laboratory (1); Food Testing Laboratory (1); Chemical Testing Laboratory (1); Textile Testing Laboratory (1)

2 laboratories accredited in CAMBODIA through NATA & BOA (Vietnam)Rubber testing Laboratory (1); Micro-biology (1)

3 Testing laboratories accredited in BSTI, BANGLADESH through NABL(Textile, food and building materials)

Cambodia Product Certification Scheme accredited by NABangladesh Standards and Testing Institute (BSTI) M anagement System Certification Body by NA

UNIDO/TCB/LG/080910/ISO Cape Town No.16

UNIDO Support to Accreditation Bodies

• Legal framework setting the body

• Training of Assessors

• Support to running PT schemes

• Joint accreditation with MRA holder

• Examples:– Vietnam BOA– PNAC- Pakistan– UEMOA– EAC– SLAB- Sri Lanka– BAB- Bangladesh– MNAS - Mongolia

SRILANKA

PAKISTAN

VIETNAM

NEPAL

MALDIVES

BANGLADESH

AFGHANISTAN

CAMBODIA

BHUTAN

Lao PDREAC

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UNIDO/TCB/LG/080910/ISO Cape Town No.17

Sri LankaViet NamLao PDRCambodia

Mozambique ZambiaIvory CoastGhana

ASIA AFRICA

EAC KenyaUgandaTanzaniaRwandaBurundi

ECOWAS (West Africa)ECOWAS (West Africa)ECOWAS (West Africa)ECOWAS (West Africa)NonNonNonNon----UEMOAUEMOAUEMOAUEMOACape VerdeThe GambiaGhanaGuineaLiberiaMauritaniaNigeriaSierra Leone

UEMOAUEMOAUEMOAUEMOABeninBurkina FasoIvory CoastGuinea-BissauMaliSenegalTogo

Nepal PakistanAfghanistanBangladesh

MaldivesBhutanIraq

UNIDO’s Assistance to MetrologyBuilding National Measurement Capabilities

UNIDO/TCB/LG/080910/ISO Cape Town No.18

UNIDO-BIPM-Norad Support to AFRIMETS

Support institutional development of AFRIMETS:

1. Strategic Roadmap development

2. Pan-African Metrology School, Feb 2011

3. Strengthen technical structures (twining with other RMOs)

4. Developing pool of assessors

5. Creation of Key and Supplementary comparisons for priority areas

Budget: € 630,000

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UNIDO/TCB/LG/080910/ISO Cape Town No.19

3-year (2006-09) programme: EUR 10 million

BANGLADESH QUALITY SUPPORT PROGRAMME (BQSP)Implemented by UNIDO and ITC

BETTER WORK AND STANDARDS PROGRAMME (BEST)Implemented by UNIDO and GTZ

5-year (2010-14) programme: EUR 16.9 million for Quality, Fisheries and Textile sectors of Bangladesh

Objective of BEST is to contribute to economic grow th and poverty reduction by supporting Bangladesh in taking advantage of global market opp ortunities

• National Quality Infrastructure Development

• Fisheries Sector Quality and value addition

• Textile Sector Competitiveness Development

UNIDO TCB Programmes (TA combining Supply-side & Conformity)

UNIDO/TCB/LG/080910/ISO Cape Town No.20No.20

Barrier to Trade SurveyStudy on SPS Compliance for Exports

Standards (PSQCA)� Standards development• Certification Body (Systems)• Consumer affairs• Product certification

Metrology (NPSL)• Lab upgrading, international accreditation

Product Testing (MFD, PCSIR, etc): Fisheries, Food, Leather, Textile• Lab upgrading, PT participation• International accreditation

Accreditation (PNAC)• Organizational strengthening, international recognit ion• National accreditation scheme• Training of auditors• Setting-up of PT schemes

Quality/Hygiene (Private sector, FPCCI, etc.) Fish/food• Management systems• Good practices• Compliance with market requirements• Pilot certifications HACCP, ISO 9001, 14001, SA 800 0)• Pilot traceability systems

Budget: € 5.0 million Donor: EU

Pakistan TRADE RELATED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME

UNIDO TCB Programmes (TA combining Supply-side & Conformity)

Boat hygiene

Icing

Landing Sites

Inspection

Auction Hall

Processors

Traceability

Phase 2: €10 Mn

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UNIDO/TCB/LG/080910/ISO Cape Town No.21

Budget: US$ 2.5 million Donor: Norway

Trade Capacity Building in the Mekong Delta Countri es of Cambodia, Lao PDR and Vietnam, through Strengthening Institut ional and National Capacities Related to Standards, Metrology , Testing and Quality (SMTQ)

� Metrology legal framework put in place

� Metrology laboratories developed

� Chemical & microbiology labs developed

� Equipment supplied

� Staff trained

Legal metrology launched by UNIDO

Cambodia and Lao PDR

Metrology & Accreditation Projects in Cambodia & Lao PDR

UNIDO/TCB/LG/080910/ISO Cape Town No.22

Metrology & Accreditation Projects in

- Upgrade the required technical infrastructure for s tandards development and harmonization; metrology and testing laboratories r equired by the selected sectors; standards for labeling and accreditation o f laboratories and quality systems

- National capacities for setting up HACCP, ISO9001, ISO14001 schemes at enterprise level, as well as the capacity of nation al certification bodies to assess the systems developed

- SAARC led regional accreditation body and a regiona l calibration service developed and launched

Budget: US$ 3.5 million Donor: Norway, India

MARKET ACCESS AND TRADE FACILITATION SUPPORT FOR SOUTH ASIAN LDCs, THROUGH STRENGTHENING INSTITUTION AL AND NATIONAL CAPACITIES RELATED TO STANDARDS, METROLOGY, TESTING AND QUALITY

Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives and Nepal

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UNIDO/TCB/LG/080910/ISO Cape Town No.23

Metrology & Accreditation Projects in Latin America and the Caribbean

•Traceability programme for the agro-industrial sector in Ecuador with special emphasis on cocoa

•Laboratory support activities:- Establishing and strengthening of the reference laboratories

- Forming a network of public and private testing laboratories at the national level

•Testing scopes aims to cover those that have become increasingly important in the light of the new EU legislation

Haiti Ecuador (pipeline)

• Quality infrastructure development through supporting metrology development for Haiti legal metrology entity within the Ministry of Trade and Industry

• Estimated to start in 2nd half of 2012

• Budget: € 1 million

UNIDO/TCB/LG/080910/ISO Cape Town No.24

No.24

�Laboratory Network Portal (Labnet)

�Trade Standards Compliance Report (2010)

�ISO - UNIDO publications

�South-South Training Centres

�ISO/IEC 17025 – A Practical Guide

TCB – Global Forum & Partnerships

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UNIDO/TCB/LG/080910/ISO Cape Town No.25No.25

LABNETWORKwww.labnetwork.org

The site benefits:

- Laboratories (environmental, metrology, testing, chemical, microbiology, textile, etc.)

- Professional laboratory staff in developing countries

- Exporters from developing countries- Industry , in particular small and

medium-sized enterprises , seeking metrology and calibration laboratories in developing countries

- Emerging accreditation/certification bodies

- Laboratories with the potential to obtain accreditation

- Academia and researchers

UNIDO/TCB/LG/080910/ISO Cape Town No.26

Trade Standards Compliance Report 2010Project Objective:

Design and establish an innovative annual publication on compliance challenges and advocating related technical assistance

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UNIDO/TCB/LG/080910/ISO Cape Town No.27

• Funded by Norad & UNIDO• Launched in October 2010 in cooperation with

Norad and CBI Netherlands• Further cooperation with CBI, Netherlands to

develop training modules based on the Guide

Contents • The landscape of Private Standards in the apparel,

footwear and furniture sectors • Buyer Codes of conducts• Strategies for developing country suppliers• Trends

Making Private Standards Work for You

A guide to private standards for suppliers in the g arments, footwear and furniture sectors .

UNIDO/TCB/LG/080910/ISO Cape Town No.28No.28No.28

Building trust – The Conformity Assessment Toolbox

SpanishFrenchEnglish

Published in 4 languages

• A comprehensive, user-friendly handbook covering al l aspects of conformity assessment and its role in international trade

• Useful for business managers, regulators and consum er representatives

• Websites:

UNIDO Institute for Capacity Building: http://institute.unido.org/tradecapacitybuilding.html

International Organization for Standardization: http://www.iso.org/iso/publications_and_e-products/conformity_assessment_.htm

Mongolian

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UNIDO/TCB/LG/080910/ISO Cape Town No.29March 2011 29

ISO 9001 – Its relevance and impact in Asian Develop ing Economies• Based on Project TE/RAS/09/003• A survey covering quality management system development, certification,

accreditation and economic benefits

• Summary:Clear empirical economic benefits to the effective implementation and accredited certification of quality management systems in the manufacturing sectors of the Asian developing countries

• Dissemination (as of 11th June 2012)• 800 copies distributed through UNIDO, ISO and

IAF• Internet dissemination through UNIDO and

ISO/TC176 Subcommittee 2• UNIDO website:

http://www.unido.org/index.php?id=7681

UNIDO/TCB/LG/080910/ISO Cape Town No.30No.30

� UNIDO-VIMTA South-South Training Facility for Testing Laboratories

Hyderabad, India

Target beneficiaries:– Testing laboratories (Chemical, Food, Microbiology, Pharmaceutical)– National Standards bodies– Quality control laboratories for industries– Quality control labs of export houses– Import product testing laboratories

No. of trainees:100 during 2010-2011

Funding: UCSSIC (India) - USD 273,460.-Vimta Labs Ltd., - USD 100,000.-

(in kind)UNIDO - USD 156,000.-

UNIDO Supported Training Centres

No.30

Launched on 20. Sep. 2010

� UNIDO-KRISS Training Programme in Metrology

Daejon,

Rep. of Korea

Target beneficiaries: National metrology institutesCalibration laboratories

Parameters covered:Mass, length, volume, pressure, temperature, force and electrical

No. of trainees: 60 during 2011-2012

Funding:Govt. of RoK - € 113,000.-KRISS - € 100,000.-

(in kind)UNIDO - € 100,000.-

� UNIDO-China Food Quality Safety and Testing Training Facility

Dali,

China

Target beneficiaries: Milk and Diary products testing labs

Parameters covered:Melamine in diary products, Arsenic content in food and waterLinoleic acid and DHA in milk formulaEnterobacter sakazakii in milk formulaSudan Red dye in food products

No. of trainees: 40 international + 50 national during 2011-2013

Funding:Dali Prefecture Govt: USD 200,000.-Dali Compre. Tech & Insp. Centre

USD 100,000 (in-kind)UNIDO USD100,000.-

Launched on 26. Sep. 2011 Launched on 21. Nov 2011

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UNIDO/TCB/LG/080910/ISO Cape Town No.31

International organizations supporting conformity a ssessment activitiesOrganization Main activity Standards-writing

organization?

Develops conformity

assessment standards?

Conformity assessment activities

Industrial development and trade capacity

building

Provides technical assistance to developing

countries, aimed primarily at developing

conformity assessment infrastructures.

International standards - general Only by developing standards that are used

for conformity assessment.

International standards – specific to the

electrotechnical sector

Carries out conformity assessment through

the IECEE, IECEx and IECQ Schemes.

United Nations specialized agency for

information and communication technologies

Limited to development of test

suites for its own standards

Encourages vendors to participate in ITU’s

conformity and interoperability programme,

based on ISO/IEC assessment or self-

assessment standards, and Self-Declarations

of Conformity (SDOC).

Global harmonization of legal metrology

procedures

Develops International

Recommendations which are

considered international

standards in the context of the

WTO TBT Agreement.

Provides support and legal basis to conformity

assessment infrastructure. Also produced a

guide to the specifics of using ISO/IEC 17025 in

legal metrology, and is in the process of

developing other similar guides.

Provides basis for a single, coherent system of

measurements throughout the world, traceable

to the International System of Units (SI)

Underpins uniformity of measurement

worldwide, a necessary pre-requisite for

effective conformity assessment.

Global harmonization of accreditation practices

for management systems, products, services,

personnel and other similar programmes

Develops mandatory, guidance

and informative documents for

accreditation bodies

Carries out peer assessments of accreditation

body members.

Global harmonization of accreditation practices

for laboratories, inspection bodies and other

similar programmes

Develops mandatory, guidance

and informative documents for

accreditation bodies

Carries out peer assessments of accreditation

body members.

UNIDO/TCB/LG/080910/ISO Cape Town No.32

Co-operation Proposal

� Develop a roadmap on joint conformity assessment supporting

testing laboratories development in collaboration with

international partners

� Pursue joint technical assistance in developing such testing

laboratories in pilot countries (Latin America)

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UNIDO/TCB/LG/080910/ISO Cape Town No.33

Thank Youfor your attention!